Enrollment
262
Elementary
DISTRICT 289 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DISTRICT 50 SCHOOLS·NCES 174101004106
J L Hensey Elementary School
304 E Almond Dr, Washington, IL 61571 · (309) 745-3625 · Tazewell County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL262 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.7:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
152 students
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 56%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 38 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 52 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 60 | 23% |
| Grade 2 | 57 | 22% |
| Grade 3 | 55 | 21% |
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 25% · STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
J L Hensey Elementary School→Beverly Manor Elementary School
Based on grade levels within District 50 Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
42.9%
IL avg 51.0% . +37.8pp since 2023
Math
28.6%
IL avg 37.9% . +13.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 38 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 13 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.9% | 28.6% |
| 2023-24 | 5.1% | 15.3% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
27.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.0%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like J L Hensey Elementary School
J L Hensey Elementary School's state test result (27.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| J L Hensey Elementary School this school | 262 | 58.0% | 27.2% |
| Central City Elementary School Centralia | 276 | 58.3% | 45.1% |
| Rossville-Alvin Elementary School Rossville | 300 | 58.3% | 33.0% |
| Marissa Elementary School Marissa | 266 | 57.5% | 28.1% |
| South Side Grade School Effingham | 248 | 54.0% | N/A |
| Illini Central Grade School Mason City | 264 | 58.0% | 32.9% |
Matched among Illinois elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where J L Hensey Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Tazewell County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.2% | #1,377 of 1,925 | #22 of 25 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.6% | #1,334 of 2,077 ▲ 59 | #18 of 25 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.9% | #1,254 of 2,077 ▲ 789 | #16 of 25 ▲ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 262 | #1,762 of 2,419 | #12 of 29 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #724 of 2,035 | #3 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.6% | #1,410 of 2,042 | #4 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.0% | #1,065 of 2,132 | #10 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.9% | #292 of 1,461 | #2 of 16 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
262
-33 (-11%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 350
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 262 | 21 | 12.5:1 | 58% (152) |
| 2023-24 | 255 | 26 | 9.8:1 | 62% (158) |
| 2022-23 | 265 | 25 | 10.6:1 | 62% (163) |
| 2020-21 | 295 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 349 | 24 | 14.5:1 | 57% (199) |
| 2015-16 | 359 | 25 | 14.4:1 | 60% (216) |
| 2010-11 | 354 | 24 | 14.8:1 | 56% (199) |
| 2000-01 | 378 | 25 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 350 | 22 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for J L Hensey Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (349 to 262); teachers down 12% (24 to 21).
About J L Hensey Elementary School
J L Hensey Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school located in Washington, Illinois. It enrolls 262 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are pre-K through 3. The school is 31% below the average for elementary schools in Illinois.
J L Hensey Elementary School belongs to District 50 Schools, a district of 2 schools and 577 students.
Roughly 83% of students at J L Hensey Elementary School are White. Smaller groups are 9% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. County-wide, 93% of Tazewell County residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 30%.
There are 21 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 12.5:1. The gap from the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois is 1.4 students per teacher. On the income side, 58% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 39% average for public schools in Tazewell County is 19 points.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, J L Hensey Elementary School falls in the middle 80% of Illinois schools: 27.2% actual against 38.0% predicted.
Census data for Tazewell County show median household income comes to about $77,982, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 28%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. The county has 56 public schools and about 18,581 students.
A public school about 0.8 miles away, Beverly Manor Elementary School, is the closest to J L Hensey Elementary School. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Its average proficiency rate of 27.2% is below the 53.7% average for nearby schools.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
Over 4 years, enrollment fell by 33 students, from 295 to 262.
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Tazewell County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
130,290
Census ACS
Median income
$77,982
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
56
18,581 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in District 50 Schools
- Beverly Manor Elementary SchoolMiddle · 315 students
Other schools in Washington
- Washington Comm High SchoolHigh · 1,399 students
- Central Primary SchoolElementary · 700 students
- Central Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 649 students
- Lincoln Grade SchoolElementary · 442 students
- Washington Middle SchoolMiddle · 378 students
- Beverly Manor Elementary SchoolMiddle · 315 students
Nearby schools
- Beverly Manor Elementary School0.8 mi · 315
- Robein Elementary School1.1 mi · 150
- Armstrong-Oakview Elementary School2.0 mi · 155
- Woodrow Wilson Elementary School2.6 mi · 162
- P L Bolin Elementary School2.9 mi · 145
- Lettie Brown Elementary School3.2 mi · 346
Frequently asked questions
About J L Hensey Elementary SchoolHow large is J L Hensey Elementary School?
J L Hensey Elementary School enrolls approximately 262 students in grades PK-03.
What age range does J L Hensey Elementary School serve?
J L Hensey Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 03.
How many students per teacher at J L Hensey Elementary School?
Approximately 12.5:1 students per teacher at J L Hensey Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at J L Hensey Elementary School?
Student demographics at J L Hensey Elementary School are roughly 83% White, 9% Hispanic, 2% Black, 6% Two or more.
What district is J L Hensey Elementary School in?
J L Hensey Elementary School is part of District 50 Schools.
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